The newly weds, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan attended the inauguration of the Prithvi Festival at the Prithviraj Theatres. Saif Ali Khan called it an amazing experience to watch Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapoor act in the play.

THE PRITHVI festival is back after two long years with a new avtar. This two-week-long festival started on Saturday and at the inauguration of the festival, stars like Shabana Azmi, Shashi Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Diya Mirza, Randeep Hooda and Soha Ali Khan were seen. But the main attraction of the event were the newly weds, Mr and Mrs Khan who surprised everyone with their unexpected entry. Both of them were very excited and they appreciated the play of Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapoor.

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The first play of the festival was, 'A Walk in the Woods' and actor Randeep Hooda made his debut in writing with this play. The play is about Indo-Pak situation, which resembles the cold war between the US and the erstwhile USSR. Naseeruddin Shah praised Kunal Kapoor, the new Festival Director of Prithvi Festival for organizing it again.

Saif Ali Khan said: “I remember Shashi uncle being so proud of this Prithvi Theater. Its a strong family relation and responsibility which is kept up along side their work in cinemas. The theater is very beautiful. I had an amazing experience and I am actually very happy to be here.”

Whereas Kareena Kapoor said: “I am really proud to be a member of this family, which is very creative. Its an overwhelming experience for me, the work of Rajat ji is absolutely spectacular. I have never seen such performances.”

Shabana Azmi and Diya Mirza also shared their experiences about the play. Veteran actor Shabana Azmi said: “It was an absolute delight, Naseeruddin and Rajat have done a fabulous job. But it depends on the viewer understanding of the gravity of the play. This play works at several levels. This play should be shown to all the bureaucrats and all the parliamentarians in Delhi, reported nnis.